Alta California [electronic resource] : From San Diego to San Francisco, A Journey on Foot to Rediscover the Golden State
Nick Neely2019
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"Neely's naturalist, erudite work will appeal to readers of Thoreau's Walden and
Edward Abbey's Desert Solitaire." -Publishers Weekly
"Alta California is also rich in little-known history. . . Up the Santa Barbara
and San Luis Obispo county coasts, then inland into the Salinas Valley to
Monterey Bay. Somewhere along here, the owl moons and woodpeckers do something
you might not have thought possible in 2019: they make you fall, or refall, in
love with California, ungrudgingly, wildfires and insane housing prices and all
. . . What a journey, you think. What a state."-San Francisco Chronicle
In Alta California, Nick Neely chronicles his 650-mile trek on foot from San
Diego to San Francisco, following the route of the first overland Spanish
expedition into what was soon called Alta California. Led by Gaspar de Portolá
in 1769, the expedition sketched a route that would become, in part, the famous
El Camino Real. It laid the foundation for the Golden State we know today, a...
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Author:
Nick Neely, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Counterpoint, 2019
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781640091665
Language:
English
BRN:
433854
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |